"Hehehe, I am at your service, Master."
The red-haired dragon girl turned to look at Jaden Yuki behind her and bowed gracefully. A sweet smile graced her beautiful face.
[Kitchen Dragonmaid]
[Level: 3]
[Dragon Type]
[ATK: 500 → 0 / DEF: 1700 → 0]
"A new Dragonmaid?!"
The crowd's faces were painted with shock as they looked at the red-haired girl on Jaden's field.
"But because of the effect of Hieratic Seal of the Heavenly Spheres, this card's attack and defense are both zero..."
"It's precisely because of that negative effect that Jaden chose to bring this card out during the Battle Phase," Alexis Rhodes explained. "He's thinking much further ahead than we are..."
"Kitchen Dragonmaid's effect activates," Jaden announced. "When she is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one Dragonmaid monster from my Deck to my hand, other than another copy of herself."
Jaden drew a card from his Deck.
"I choose to add [Dragonmaid Ernus] to my hand!" Jaden revealed the card.
The card art depicted a pink, four-legged giant dragon watching over her surroundings with a gentle, maternal gaze.
"Then, following Kitchen Dragonmaid's effect, I must send one Dragonmaid monster from my hand to the Graveyard. I choose to send [Parlor Dragonmaid]!"
A green-haired girl in a black maid outfit appeared briefly on Jaden's field before dissolving into a purple light and vanishing into the Graveyard. However, a pink radiance immediately erupted from Jaden's side of the field.
"Next, I activate the effect of [Dragonmaid Ernus] from my hand! By sending this card from my hand to the Graveyard, I can Special Summon a Level 4 or lower Dragonmaid monster from my hand! And this effect can even be used during my opponent's turn!"
Summoning a monster during the opponent's turn?!
Jaden's play sent a jolt of surprise through the crowd.
"I thought it was ridiculous enough when Jaden could activate monster effects to interrupt his opponent's plays, but now he's doing full combos on their turn?"
"He's not giving his opponent a single chance to duel..."
"We're just watching Jaden play by himself at this point."
The onlookers couldn't help but complain.
"I Special Summon [Nurse Dragonmaid] from my hand!" Jaden declared with a wave of his hand.
A pink summoning circle rose on his field, and a dragon girl with pink braids and a gentle expression appeared.
"Master, thank you for your trust," the girl said, bowing slightly to Jaden. "Please, use my power to its fullest."
As she spoke, the girl pressed her palms together, emitting a holy pink light.
"During the turn she is Normal or Special Summoned, Nurse Dragonmaid can target one Level 4 or lower Dragonmaid in the Graveyard and Special Summon it to the field."
Jaden opened the Graveyard zone of his Duel Disk, and a card slid out.
"Come forth! [Chamber Dragonmaid]!"
Boom!
Between Nurse and Kitchen, a white-haired dragon girl appeared, wearing a black cheongsam-style maid outfit. She carried a seductive smile.
"It seems the Supreme King still cares for me quite a bit," she purred. "In that case, I shall do my best to assist you."
She opened her hands, and dark light condensed in her palms.
"You remember her effect, don't you?" Jaden pulled another card from his Deck. "When Chamber Dragonmaid is Normal or Special Summoned, I can add one Dragonmaid Spell or Trap from my Deck to my hand! I choose the Continuous Spell, [Dragonmaid Welcome]!"
After the search, Jaden seemed to remember something and smiled at Camula. "Oh, my apologies. I almost forgot that this is still your turn. Well, my combo ends here. It's your move."
Jaden gestured for her to continue.
"..." Camula was speechless.
Was he joking?
He was telling her this was her turn? How was she supposed to tell? She hadn't seen a single opening to actually do anything!
"You little..." Camula gritted her teeth, her body trembling as she looked at the monsters on Jaden's field.
The three girls in maid outfits looked harmless enough, but she knew they harbored the true power of dragons within them. She had just finished her Battle Phase; there was no way for her to regroup now.
"Damn it... I end my turn."
Camula's face was pale. She realized now just how foolish it was to challenge Jaden Yuki.
But it doesn't matter, she thought. He has a lot of monsters, but they're all weak with low attack points... as long as I can survive until my next turn, as long as I draw Illusion Gate... I still have a chance!
"Oh? Is that all?"
Seeing Camula end her turn, a dark gold light flickered in Jaden's eyes. "In that case, let's bring this duel to a close."
"What?" Camula's body shook.
"Yubel." A ghostly green light welled up in Jaden's left eye.
"Yes, let's end this, Jaden." Yubel's phantom appeared behind him. Her hand overlapped with Jaden's as they drew a card from the Duel Disk with a cold sneer.
"Activate Continuous Spell, [Dragonmaid Welcome]!"
Jaden waved his hand, and the Spell card materialized on the field.
"I activate the second effect of [Dragonmaid Welcome]!" Jaden said, retrieving a card from his Graveyard. "While I control two or more Dragonmaid monsters, I can add one Dragonmaid card from my Graveyard to my hand. I choose the Spell, [Dragonmaid Hospitality]!"
"Is he doing it again? The same combo from the first turn?!"
The observers watched in awe as Jaden retrieved the card.
"With this card's effect, I Special Summon [Parlor Dragonmaid] from my Graveyard in Defense Position. Furthermore, I send [Dragonmaid Lorpar] from my Deck to the Graveyard!"
A green breeze swept across Jaden's field once more. The green-haired dragon girl who had been sent to the Graveyard earlier returned, sporting a rather tsundere smile.
[Parlor Dragonmaid]
[Level: 3]
[Dragon Type]
[ATK: 500 / DEF: 1700]
"If Master insists on using my power, I suppose I have no choice but to help," she muttered.
A breeze brushed over Jaden's Deck. Parlor's effect triggered!
"When Parlor Dragonmaid is Normal or Special Summoned, I can send one Dragonmaid card from my Deck to the Graveyard, other than herself. I choose [Dragonmaid Tinkhec]!"
Jaden slotted another card into the Graveyard.
"And now, I activate the Spell, [Foolish Burial]!"
Jaden shared a look with Yubel. "This card lets me choose one monster from my Deck and send it to the Graveyard. I choose [Dragonmaid Nudyarl]!"
"Tinkhec, Lorpar, Ernus, and Nudyarl..." Alexis muttered. "In an instant, Jaden has gathered all four high-level Dragonmaids in his Graveyard..."
Looking at Jaden's field and the state of his Graveyard, the four spectators finally understood his strategy.
"The Dragonmaid Deck... is it an archetype that changes forms during battle?"
"They look harmless on the surface, but once they enter combat mode..."
"These innocent-looking girls will show their razor-sharp fangs!"
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